In a keynote speech to France’s ambassadors, François Hollande sets out his policies on issues including the climate, terrorism, the conflicts in Syria and Ukraine, and the Chinese stock market crisis.

Khaled al-Asaad, former Director of Antiquities in Palmyra, had worked with many French archaeological missions. Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius calls for the perpetrators of all such crimes to be brought to justice.

Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve meets his British and German counterparts, to step up the battle against people traffickers and improve the distribution of asylum seekers and protection for vulnerable migrants.